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( z S V (q' L7Q)()S Tuesday, July 29, 1997 Browning Center update Browning By Cathy McKitrick news writer-The Signpost Surrounded by chain-link fence topped with barbed wire, the Val A. Browning Center has entered the first phase of its transformation. Two striking changes immediately catch the eye. First, the white columns which graced the entire front of the building are gone, and second, the grassy amphitheater behind the building is also missing. The center was built in 1964, when WSU offered only two-year programs to a total of 4.500 students. In April 1996. Utah's legislature in a special session allocated funds to begin renovating and expanding Wagons Ho! As part of the sesquicentennial celebration, there was a re in Provo last Thursday. See The Signpost a&e section for the of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail." Quest program By Joe Bartenhagen news editor - The Signpost Jacquctta Beard said she didn't appreciate Weber State University's Quest Summer Bridge Program until fall quarter began. And then it hit her. Freddie Cooper who directs the Quest program has seen it before. "By the time Fall Quarter begins, many of those who attend the program end up helping other new students," she said. Now, two years after her experience with Quest, Jacquetla Beard is back as a supervisor and advisor to help this year's Quest participants learn what she learned in the program. "You really don't appreciate what it does for you at first," she said. "But www.weber.edusignpost Center enters first phase of transformation the center, which had served as the hub of musical and theatrical activity at WSU over the last three decades.The need for additional space wasn't powerful enough to sway the legislature, but the failure to meet fire codes, seismic regulations and disability access requirements convinced the legislature at that time to fund the project for $17,495,000. Jim Cox. project coordinator for WSU's Architectural and Engineering Services, said the actual construction budget is $17,144,320. Terry Jolley, project supervisor for Wadman Corporation, said they have between 45-60 workers on the job, and expect to expand upward to 100 n shows students it really gave me a better understanding of college and how important education is." Beard, now a junior at WSU, says she sees herself in many of the 1 6 students participating in Quest, and that it's difficult for her to sit back and let them learn. "I just want to tell them, but I can't. You want to open up their heads and pour it in," she said. According to Beard, though, this year's Quest students are more than likely already having enough poured into their heads for now. Quest is a program that runs concurrently through summer quarter. It provides incoming freshmen and transfer students who are, as Beard says, "anyone but white males" with Volume 60 Number 6 when the need arises. Jim McFarland, a mason for Buxton Inc., said they're in the process of stripping all of the brick off the building. "We're reinforcing the structure of the building with steel," McFarland said. This process involves inserting steel into the walls every two to four feet. New brick will be placed on the building exterior to replace the old. "The new bricks are similar in color but twice the size of the old bricks," McFarland said. Even the color of the mortar to be used between the exterior bricks must be decided. "We've prepared samples with four different colors so far," t . . . CP. n - creation of the pioneer wagon train at the BYU Spectacular review of William W. Slaughter and Michael N. London's "Trail WSU campus and themselves the opportunity to gel a head-start on their college careers. Quest participants pay no tuition or room and board and are given spending money. Cooper said Quest "...facilitates the transition from high school to college and introduces students to careers and under-represented fields." Through Quest, students can earn up to 12 credit hours in the areas of math, science, engineering, technology and computer science fields that, according to Beard, are lacking minorities. In her role as advisor ami supervisor. Beard ensures that Quest participants attend classes and turn in their homework. Through the program, students are also made familiar with the WSU Something to smile about. Felsted returns from Havana, Cuba with impressive national ranking. McFarland said. In addition to adding strength to exterior walls, the interior is being gutted and rebuilt. "We plan to be doing much of the interior work during the winter months," McFarland said. The grassy slope behind the Center, which featured an amphitheater, has literally been removed. "Wadman Construction teams must dig out an area sixty feet east and thirty feet deep behind the building," Jolley said. According to Cox, the building will expand out to the east to help accomodate existing programs. "We expect the foundation work to be done before cold weather sets A. campus its buildings, teachers, programs and serv ices. "They're more familiar with the territory," Beard said. "But come fall quarter, when everybody's here, they'll be a little nervous." When Beard went through the program in 1995, she said she was part of a much different group than this year's Quest group. "This is a very studious bunch of people." Beard said. "When I was in Quest, we had a retreat before the summer started where we learned survival skills and bonding. We used each other for support. This year, they haven't bonded so much." See Quest page 2 '''' ly, "" i IBsill3! 4:?! !f rig :i" i;;S:; 5 it i , tad. See sports page 7 in," Cox said. An artist's rendition of the completed Val A. Browning Center project resides on the wall in Annex 7, and shows the spectacular circular drive leading up to the front. "This drive will allow people to drop off their guests, and then go park their cars," Cox said. "It will also ease access for the disabled." The drawing also shows a round pavilion in the lower right corner which will not materialize because of budget constraints. "We had to forego some of the frills that we had planned," Cox said. Jolley said their target date for completion of the contract is January 23, 1999. Library lower level is up and running By Sherry Holmes news writer-The Signpost After a year's work and renovation, the lower level of Weber State University's Stewart Library is up and running, offering a more student-friendly environment than ever before. Students have been taking advantage of the refurbished facilities since the beginning of summer quarter. Due to the remodeling, a new appearance brings with it a step up in technology. A small computer lab, which will allow access to media reserves, will be located in the improved lower-level location. "It will be very helpful to have all of the media reserves, the young curriculum, electronic classrooms, a computer lab and a large studying area all turn into one," said Maridee Brown, interlibrary loan assistant. "It is one hundred percent more accessible for the students, and that's the reason the project was started in the first place." The state awarded the library money five years ago for the library's renovation, which included new lighting, additional book shelves and larger study areas. The work on the lower level of the library began after the first phase of remodeling, the upper and main floors, was completed a year and a half ago. The construction of the lower level took only a year to complete due to the ability to evacuate the whole area. The only minor delay was waiting See Library page 2 inside post editorial . . . .. . . see page 4 features . . . . . see page 6 SportS see page 7 neWS. . see page 2 & 3 Classifieds . . . .see page 8

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( z S V (q' L7Q)()S Tuesday, July 29, 1997 Browning Center update Browning By Cathy McKitrick news writer-The Signpost Surrounded by chain-link fence topped with barbed wire, the Val A. Browning Center has entered the first phase of its transformation. Two striking changes immediately catch the eye. First, the white columns which graced the entire front of the building are gone, and second, the grassy amphitheater behind the building is also missing. The center was built in 1964, when WSU offered only two-year programs to a total of 4.500 students. In April 1996. Utah's legislature in a special session allocated funds to begin renovating and expanding Wagons Ho! As part of the sesquicentennial celebration, there was a re in Provo last Thursday. See The Signpost a&e section for the of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail." Quest program By Joe Bartenhagen news editor - The Signpost Jacquctta Beard said she didn't appreciate Weber State University's Quest Summer Bridge Program until fall quarter began. And then it hit her. Freddie Cooper who directs the Quest program has seen it before. "By the time Fall Quarter begins, many of those who attend the program end up helping other new students," she said. Now, two years after her experience with Quest, Jacquetla Beard is back as a supervisor and advisor to help this year's Quest participants learn what she learned in the program. "You really don't appreciate what it does for you at first," she said. "But www.weber.edusignpost Center enters first phase of transformation the center, which had served as the hub of musical and theatrical activity at WSU over the last three decades.The need for additional space wasn't powerful enough to sway the legislature, but the failure to meet fire codes, seismic regulations and disability access requirements convinced the legislature at that time to fund the project for $17,495,000. Jim Cox. project coordinator for WSU's Architectural and Engineering Services, said the actual construction budget is $17,144,320. Terry Jolley, project supervisor for Wadman Corporation, said they have between 45-60 workers on the job, and expect to expand upward to 100 n shows students it really gave me a better understanding of college and how important education is." Beard, now a junior at WSU, says she sees herself in many of the 1 6 students participating in Quest, and that it's difficult for her to sit back and let them learn. "I just want to tell them, but I can't. You want to open up their heads and pour it in," she said. According to Beard, though, this year's Quest students are more than likely already having enough poured into their heads for now. Quest is a program that runs concurrently through summer quarter. It provides incoming freshmen and transfer students who are, as Beard says, "anyone but white males" with Volume 60 Number 6 when the need arises. Jim McFarland, a mason for Buxton Inc., said they're in the process of stripping all of the brick off the building. "We're reinforcing the structure of the building with steel," McFarland said. This process involves inserting steel into the walls every two to four feet. New brick will be placed on the building exterior to replace the old. "The new bricks are similar in color but twice the size of the old bricks," McFarland said. Even the color of the mortar to be used between the exterior bricks must be decided. "We've prepared samples with four different colors so far," t . . . CP. n - creation of the pioneer wagon train at the BYU Spectacular review of William W. Slaughter and Michael N. London's "Trail WSU campus and themselves the opportunity to gel a head-start on their college careers. Quest participants pay no tuition or room and board and are given spending money. Cooper said Quest "...facilitates the transition from high school to college and introduces students to careers and under-represented fields." Through Quest, students can earn up to 12 credit hours in the areas of math, science, engineering, technology and computer science fields that, according to Beard, are lacking minorities. In her role as advisor ami supervisor. Beard ensures that Quest participants attend classes and turn in their homework. Through the program, students are also made familiar with the WSU Something to smile about. Felsted returns from Havana, Cuba with impressive national ranking. McFarland said. In addition to adding strength to exterior walls, the interior is being gutted and rebuilt. "We plan to be doing much of the interior work during the winter months," McFarland said. The grassy slope behind the Center, which featured an amphitheater, has literally been removed. "Wadman Construction teams must dig out an area sixty feet east and thirty feet deep behind the building," Jolley said. According to Cox, the building will expand out to the east to help accomodate existing programs. "We expect the foundation work to be done before cold weather sets A. campus its buildings, teachers, programs and serv ices. "They're more familiar with the territory," Beard said. "But come fall quarter, when everybody's here, they'll be a little nervous." When Beard went through the program in 1995, she said she was part of a much different group than this year's Quest group. "This is a very studious bunch of people." Beard said. "When I was in Quest, we had a retreat before the summer started where we learned survival skills and bonding. We used each other for support. This year, they haven't bonded so much." See Quest page 2 '''' ly, "" i IBsill3! 4:?! !f rig :i" i;;S:; 5 it i , tad. See sports page 7 in," Cox said. An artist's rendition of the completed Val A. Browning Center project resides on the wall in Annex 7, and shows the spectacular circular drive leading up to the front. "This drive will allow people to drop off their guests, and then go park their cars," Cox said. "It will also ease access for the disabled." The drawing also shows a round pavilion in the lower right corner which will not materialize because of budget constraints. "We had to forego some of the frills that we had planned," Cox said. Jolley said their target date for completion of the contract is January 23, 1999. Library lower level is up and running By Sherry Holmes news writer-The Signpost After a year's work and renovation, the lower level of Weber State University's Stewart Library is up and running, offering a more student-friendly environment than ever before. Students have been taking advantage of the refurbished facilities since the beginning of summer quarter. Due to the remodeling, a new appearance brings with it a step up in technology. A small computer lab, which will allow access to media reserves, will be located in the improved lower-level location. "It will be very helpful to have all of the media reserves, the young curriculum, electronic classrooms, a computer lab and a large studying area all turn into one," said Maridee Brown, interlibrary loan assistant. "It is one hundred percent more accessible for the students, and that's the reason the project was started in the first place." The state awarded the library money five years ago for the library's renovation, which included new lighting, additional book shelves and larger study areas. The work on the lower level of the library began after the first phase of remodeling, the upper and main floors, was completed a year and a half ago. The construction of the lower level took only a year to complete due to the ability to evacuate the whole area. The only minor delay was waiting See Library page 2 inside post editorial . . . .. . . see page 4 features . . . . . see page 6 SportS see page 7 neWS. . see page 2 & 3 Classifieds . . . .see page 8